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de Gournay's New San Francisco Showroom

de Gournay officially opened the doors of its new San Francisco showroom on Wednesday 1st March. Situated on Sacramento St, the go-to haven of architecture and interior design in the charming Pacific Heights neighbourhood, the exterior of the showroom was adorned with flowers beautifully arranged by San Francisco designer Jonathan Rachman. It was a great opportunity to showcase many of our latest designs and innovative techniques as well as exciting new colourways for some of our existing motifs to a varied assembly of the Bay’s top interior designers and press.

Our eye catching new Amazonia design draws visitors into the showroom

Claud Cecil Gurney, founder of de Gournay, with his daughters Hannah and Rachel Gurney, both company directors, were there to welcome guests alongside showroom manager Gwendolyn Rayner.

On his decision to open in San Francisco, Claud, a great fan of the city, said ‘San Francisco is on the edge of the world in every sense. It is not only a wonderful place to live full of welcoming and friendly people but it has some of the greatest design talent in the world and is a bridge to the Pacific and Asia. We cannot afford not to be here.’

Created especially for the occasion, de Gournay’s artists painted a custom scenic wallcovering celebrating America’s historical journey. ‘American Landscape’ depicts a range of the country’s scenery, beginning with the arrival of the Pilgrims in Massachusetts in 1621 and the farming traditions of East Hampton in 1648, to buffalo hunts on horseback in Wyoming and covered wagon trails through Yosemite. Past the Rocky Mountains and the vast plains of Yellowstone, the scene concludes on the West Coast with the colossal Redwood forests of the Pacific Northwest. A San Francisco cityscape is now in the pipeline!

'Foundations of North America' design on scenic paper

Our celebrated St Laurent design, inspired by a wallcovering from the Paris apartment of Yves Saint Laurent, was re-interpreted in a fabulous new colorway. Pairs of peacocks and white doves perched amongst fruit trees on an Apple Green background brought the outside in, illustrative of de Gournay’s proud use of vibrant colours that infuse people’s homes and lives with happiness and colour.

'St Laurent' design on Apple Green Williamsburg

Hannah, Claud and Rachel Cecil Gurney; directors of de Gournay

Trevor Traina & Suzanne Tucker outside our showroom entrance

Jeffrey Alan Marks and Claud Cecil Gurney

The powder room, a gilded Art Deco enclave discreetly set off from the main showroom was much envied by all. The walls are embellished with our Rateau design inspired by Armand Rateau’s whimsical woodland glade scenes. Clive Christian’s bespoke black walnut and oak cabinet doors beautifully tone with the wallcovering

'Rateau' design on Deep Rich Gold gilded paper

Gwendolyn Rayner, showroom manager, with Jonathan Rachman

Claud Cecil Gurney continued ‘Our job is to paint so, whatever is required; we will endeavour to bring beauty and art into the lives of our clients and the interiors of San Francisco’. de Gournay looks forward to welcoming you to the showroom on your travels to the West coast.